Difference between hashCode() & equals()?
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Answer / rohan
equals() method of string class compares the contaits of string
equals() method of object class compares the address of objects
Hashcode() method returns the unique identification code of
particular object.
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Answer / srikanth
hashCode() method returns integer no assigned by jvm
ie ...it is for identifying objects in heap memory very
fastly
equals() it is for comparing addreess of objects
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Answer / srikanth
hashCode() method returns integer no assigned by jvm
ie ...it is for identifying objects in heap memory very
fastly
equals() it is for comparing addreess of objects
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